Keith Secola

Keith Secola (born 1957)^{[citation needed]} is an Ojibwe-American musician who plays rock and roll, folk rock, and folk. A singer-songwriter, he also plays guitar and flute.

Keith Secola
Keith Secola playing the flute in 2023
Background information
Origin	Cook, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock, Folk rock, Folk
Years active	1990 (1990)–Present
Labels	Akina Records, Don Giovanni Records

Secola was born in Cook, Minnesota.^{[citation needed]} He is married and has two children.^{[citation needed]} In 1982 he graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in American Indian Studies.^{[citation needed]}

His band has had the names the Wild Band of Indians, the Wild Javelinas, and Wild Onions. He has contributed songs to documentary films, including Homeland, Patrick's Story and Dodging Bullets.^{[citation needed]} He won "best artist" at the 2006 Native American Music Awards for the album Native Americana.^[1] He is perhaps best known for his upbeat, folk rock song, "NDN Kars" from the film Dance Me Outside.^{[citation needed]} Secola's music was used for the score of the documentary Dodging Bullets—Stories from Survivors of Historical Trauma as the music associates growing up Native.^{[citation needed]}

As an activist he has worked with Irene Bedard on environmental and Native American issues.^[2]

Discography

Year	Title	Label	Format
1992	Circle	AKINA Records	CD
1996	Wild Band of Indians	AKINA Records	CD
1999	Fingermonkey	AKINA Records	CD
2000	Homeland	AKINA Records	CD
2005	Native Americana	AKINA Records	CD
2012	Life is Grand	AKINA Records	CD
2017	Circle	Don Giovanni Records	CD/LP/Digital
2021	Portals	Don Giovanni Records	CD/Digital